Uh Ohhh...ATO

[peteyboyny]

So last night I hooked up my Tsunami ATO. I followed what seemed like pretty simple instructions. I have it hooked up to a maxijet 900 pump. Plugged everything in, set the sensor at a height in the sump at the level that stopped the pump, even set it a 1/4" lower than my fill line. (SG is @ 1.024 @ the fill line). Well woke up this morning to the pump running, my 5g top off storage empty, and a sump that is way too full. Checked the SG and its @ 1.022. Where did I go wrong? What's the best way to correct this? Should I just wait for the extra water to evaporate? How do I stop this from happening again? Anyone familiar with Tsunami ATOs? Thanks.

 

[fishman1069]

Wtf dude, really? I'll scone over I'm a lil bit and check it out. I can drill the 40 while I'm there.

 

[mbg75]

Was the pump on or did it siphon?

 

[NL146]

Was the pump on or did it siphon?

+1. 1/4" is not much room for error.

 

[peteyboyny]

Was the pump on or did it siphon?

Yeah, the pump was on. It didn't siphon. It seems as if the switch never turned the pump back off after topping off.

 

[peteyboyny]

+1. 1/4" is not much room for error.

I pushed the sensor 1/4" deeper in the water to compensate for 1/2" of over filling.

 

[peteyboyny]

This things crazy...got it set up in two buckets. A few hours ago, the pump kicked on at the top of the sensor stick. Now, it kicks on when the water level is at the bottom of the stick. I'm getting my butt kicked by an ATO. Anyone familiar with Tsunami ATOs?

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

Did you see if air was trapped in the tube? Sometimes that throws off the pressure sensor....